I have replaced the old hard drive with a new one but I still get the Boot up warning about an imminient hard drive problem. I cloned the new drive so I THINK I have cloned the information also. Any help would be appreciated.
You can do it from BIOS
SOURCE: Boot Failure
i am assuming you have allowed the bios to detect that there is a different hard drive fitted as it will be looking to boot from an non existent drive. If you have fitted a new HDD with an operating system already on it then you will have to repair windows as its a change in hardware. If you cant get the bios to see the drive then the motherboard has an IDE or Sata connector problem.
SOURCE: data recovery
hi,
let me explain first why it's making a clicking noise. Inside your hard drive is a mechanical arm that allows reading/writing stuff to your hard drive. the mechanical arm is loose thus making a clicking noise and might have damaged the platter. use this link for your referrence http://www.pantherproducts.co.uk/Articles/images/hd_lables.jpg . what needs to be done to recover your files is to take out the platter and put it in a working hard drive. I'm pretty sure that you dont have the tools to do so and your gonna need a zero dust environment to do this kind of procedure. i would advise to call drive savers. 800-4401904. to set your expectations, it actually expensive but if you have critical data there then its worth it. if you need more time for back up call dell with the same case number and ask for extended return policy for data recovery. if you want to erase your files before sending it to dell then attach a powerful magnet to the drive.
Hope this helps.
thanks
SOURCE: weird hard drive won't boot
Try putting it in and loading an OS onto it directly (Install XP Pro or whatever you have handy). Let the machine do the disk work fo you. See if it will boot that way. If it does, then you should be able to copy off the important files by hooking the old one up as a slave. It's a pain in the rear, but sometimes it's better to start with a fresh install of the OS.
SOURCE: How to: Dual Boot system with XP & Vista on separate hard drives
If XP where your primary OS this would not be a problem. Since Vista is the Primary you are going to need to get a boot loader that will start before either OS does and use that to choose OS at bootup.
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SOURCE: How do I restart my computer from the hard drive
Hi there,
The very common way to start the computer on the desired drive is by pressing the ESC key after the computer reboots/restart on the keyboard.
The computer will display the all the drive connected on your PC, and you will choose the drive number where the drive that you want be the first one to boots up.
Hope this helps.
1. Check your BIOS to be sure your computer will boot from a CD.
Enter the BIOS setup by pressing the "Delete" or F2 or "F12"
key, or as directed at the startup screen, immediately after booting. Set the
first boot device to "CDROM" or "DVDROM" instead of
"hard drive" if it isn't already.
2. MS-DOS command prompt
Insert the Windows XP installation CD into your CD or DVD drive
and restart the computer. When prompted, choose to start from the MS-DOS
command prompt with CD support. The MS-DOS command prompt will appear in a
moment.
3. Start SMARTDRIVE by typing "SMARTDRV" at the DOS prompt
and pressing enter. You don't have to run SMARTDRIVE, but copying the files
will be much quicker if you do. The computer will display the DOS prompt again.
4. Enter "CD I386" at the DOS prompt to change to the
directory where the setup program starts.
5. Enter "WINNT" at the prompt to start Windows XP setup.
The installation program will copy files to your computer and then display a
message requesting to reboot.
6. Press the "Enter" key to reboot. The setup program will
start again and check that your hard drive format is compatible with Windows
XP. If not, it will guide you through partitioning and formatting the drive and
then ask you to reboot once more.
7. Press "Enter" to reboot. The computer will restart in Windows XP mode and automatically start the Windows Setup Wizard to detect your hardware and finish the installation.
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Thanks for the info. but I have tried to find the Bios by restarting and going into setup but I can find nothing that has the word Bios in it. I do not know how to do much on the PC.
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